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Philippine Minister Bans New Open-Pit Mines Worth $8 Bn
Philippine socialite-turned-environment minister Regina Lopez caused ire in the mining industry Thursday by announcing...
Desert Warlord Turned Brutal Tyrant
A desert warfare specialist, Chad's Hissene Habre seized power in 1982 and quickly embraced the role of ruthless...
SE Asian Militant Group JI Regaining Strength
Southeast Asian militant group Jemaah Islamiyah, blamed for major attacks including the 2002 Bali bombings, has...
Two Saudi Soldiers Killed Patrolling Yemen Border
Two Saudi soldiers were killed Thursday in a rocket attack near the border with war-torn Yemen, the interior ministry...
NASA Spacecraft Survives Dive Through Saturn’s Rings
An unmanned NASA spacecraft has survived its plunge between the rings of Saturn and, after briefly going dark for the...
Female Muslim Clerics In Indonesia Issue Rare Fatwas
Female Islamic clerics in Indonesia declared a series of fatwas Thursday, including one to tackle child marriage, a...
Top Lawmakers Offer Stop-Gap To Avert US Government Shutdown
US congressional leaders have introduced a stop-gap spending measure that funds federal operations through the next...
Kenya Opposition Names Ex-PM Odinga As Presidential Candidate
Veteran political leader and former prime minister Raila Odinga was Thursday named Kenya's opposition presidential...
Philippines’ Duterte Curses New York Times Over Drug Criticism
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday called the New York Times an "asshole" and rejected fresh criticism of...
10 Dead After Strikes On Rebel-Held Hospitals In Syria
Air strikes on two hospitals in rebel-held northwestern Syria on Thursday left 10 people dead including two babies in...
US Durable Goods Orders Post Slower Rise In March
US aircraft sales forged higher in March, helping drive up orders for manufactured goods, but the pace of growth slowed...
American Airlines Boosts Employee Pay As Earnings Fall
American Airlines announced an unexpected pay increase for employees even as it reported lower first-quarter earnings...
Homeless Girl Scouts Highlight NY Housing Crisis
The Girl Scouts who meet every Friday in a New York hotel could be any other American youngsters learning life skills,...
Higher Costs Hit Ford Earnings In 1st Quarter
Ford reported lower profits Thursday, citing higher commodity costs and increased investment in autonomous vehicles and...
US Jobless Benefits Claims Rise In Late April
New claims for US jobless benefits rose for the second straight week in late April but continued a record stretch of...
Soviet Ballet Defector Baryshnikov Granted Latvian Citizenship
Latvian lawmakers Thursday voted to grant citizenship to renowned ballet star Mikhail Baryshnikov, who defected to the...
Philippines’ Duterte Says Helpless Against China
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday there was no point protesting Chinese artificial island building in...
Trekker Missing For 47 Days Found Alive Next To Girlfriend’s Body
A trekker who went missing for 47 days in the Nepali mountains has been found maggot-eaten and barely alive next to the...
Jail Terms Over Gruesome Death of Moroccan Fishmonger
A Moroccan court has sentenced seven people to between five and eight months in prison over the death of a fish seller...